Introversion, neo-Romanticism, urban life and virtual lives in the digital world are the concepts that will hold center stage in designs in 2017.
Topics inspired by design trends are a great indicator of the direction people’s everyday lives will take each year. Whether they live in large cities or small towns, people discover themselves more while they become increasingly isolated within a large crowd, and they are seeking true happiness in this discovery. No matter what their social status, all people have the desire to return to nature and to find their true selves.
The design trends of 2017 show that, while colors such as sky blue, light pink, sand, ecru, earth tones, dark saffron, greyish blue, and powder represent introversion and neo-Romanticism, bright pinks, purple, green and epoxy blue tones, ocean blue, flamingo pink, mineral yellow, mint green and lilac tones represent city life and virtual lives.
Designers are using neo-Romanticism to move away from materialism and to achieve a simpler authenticity in daily life. These soft tones that we will frequently see in the 2017 spring-summer collections are at odds with the harshness of life.
With fast-paced urbanization and the rapid expansion of cities, and increasing cultural diversity within them, city life has reached a point new point. As the virtual world becomes a part of daily life, the two-dimensional geometric shapes we have begun to see more often in designs will be combined with bright colors this year.